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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 26

by Tom Allen

Apple has discontinued the original iPad Mini – the last iOS device that the company made without a retina display. Densitron Displays and ‘Papirus’ have created an electrophoretic display for the Raspberry Pi, called …

Tags:Apple| ePaper| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Vodafone Lowers Cost of Premium Features

by Tom Allen

UK mobile operator Vodafone has released an own-brand Android smartphone, which competes with rivals with an ultra-low price point for its size. The Smart Ultra 6 is a 5.5″ smartphone with 1920 x 1080 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vodafone| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Rumour: HTC’s M9+ Coming to Europe

by Tom Allen

An HTC developer, known as LlabTooFeR, sent a tweet this month claiming that a larger version of HTC’s One M9 would go on sale in Europe in Q3. The One M9+ will be sold …

Tags:Europe| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Set Makers Request Panel Concessions

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has released panel data for June, when prices continued to fall. Market demand for notebooks is still weak. Consumers are deferring purchases, preferring to wait for Windows 10 and Intel’s Skylake chips. …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Pay-TV to Pass 1 Billion in 2017

by Tom Allen

There were more than 900 million pay-TV customers worldwide in Q1’15, according to ABI Research – representing 48% technology penetration. The market is forecast to grow ‘steadily’ over the next five years, with the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| OTT Video| Pay TV| Vol 22 - Issue 26| Worldwide

TV Makers Choose China

by Tom Allen

TV outsourcing will reach a record high this year, says IHS DisplaySearch. TV sets made by outsourcing specialists will represent 43% of LCD TVs shipped worldwide in 2015. Outsourcing is now one of the …

Tags:China| IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Manufacturing| ODMs & OEMs| TV Production| Vol 22 - Issue 26

NEC Chooses LCD for Education

by Tom Allen

NEC’s UM352Wi is a UST 3LCD projector for education, supporting multiple pen inputs at the same time. Up to 50 devices can be connected to the projector at the same time, wirelessly, with screen …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Education| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 26

IT Life Cycles Differ by Company Size in Poland

by Tom Allen

PMR’s latest research report covers the IT market in Poland, which is dominated by large companies as customers. These companies invest heavily in advanced implementations, despite relatively high saturation and short lifespan of computing …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Poland| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Xiaomi Chooses Synpatics

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi is using Synaptics’ Clearpad touchscreen and display driver solutions for its Mi Note and Note Pro smartphones.

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Synaptics| Vol 22 - Issue 26| Xiaomi

Invisage Uses QDs in Light Capture Film

by Tom Allen

US-based Invisage Technologies is developing a light capture film for image sensors, based on quantum dots. The company has now opened its first sensor-manufacturing facility at the Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan. The films …

Tags:Colour Filters| Film materials| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Taiwan| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Regulator Shares Samsung Specs

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s Galaxy A8 smartphone, which has been the subject of rumours for several months, has appeared at China’s TENAA regulatory commission. The phone will be shipped with a 5.7″ AMOLED display (1920 x 1080). …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 26

by Tom Allen

Smart Technologies‘ 84″ Smart Kapp 84 capture board (Smart Takes a Lesson From Boogie Board) is now available in Europe. It is being distributed by TD Maverick, Tech Data and Ingram Micro. (for more …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LCD TVs| Pricing| Smart Technologies Inc| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 26